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Wasting no time in the race to clean up South Africa
OCTOBER 24, 2017 | As the world’s waste generation surges and landfill availability gets increasingly stretched, a number of South African companies are taking waste reduction to heart.
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Spier wins first ever Veritas Vertex Award for overall champion wine
OCTOBER 09, 2017 | On 6 October, Spier’s 21 Gables Chenin Blanc 2015 won the inaugural Veritas Vertex Award at this year’s Veritas Awards, defeating 1638 other entries to be crowned the competition’s overall champion wine. This adds to the winery’s remarkable achievement of taking home six Double Gold and nine Gold medals from the prestigious awards.
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Boerewors burgers with mango atchar
OCTOBER 04, 2017 | There’s more options for boerewors than just grilling it. You can also turn it into your favourite boerie-burger. Top with spicy atchar (or chakalaka) and you have a meaty South African treat of note.
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In the Spier Vineyards: "Just like a person"
OCTOBER 02, 2017 | Meet Alfrieda Hanse, a supervisor at Spier’s Nooitgedacht farm. In this video she takes you into the vineyard in late winter. Here she shows you the art of pruning, explaining how carefully cutting the vines when they’re still at rest results in better quality grapes.
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Scooping two global accolades, Spier garners international acclaim for its wines
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 | The International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2017 awarded the Spier 21 Gables Pinotage 2014 with a “Gold Outstanding” medal score of 93+ at the 48th annual IWSC awards ceremony, which was held in London in September 2017.
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Cape-style lamb curry potjie
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 | Pinotage and potjiekos go together like campfires and tall tales.
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